Long-lasting contact urticaria from petrolatum mimicking dermatitis

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 110-

  Grin, Radmila ^a   Maibach, Howard I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dermatitis; Long lasting contact urticaria; Medicaments; Patch testing technique; Petrolatum

Indexed keywords

PETROLATUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTACT URTICARIA; DERMATITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; PATCH TEST;

ADULT; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ECZEMA; FEMALE; HAND DERMATOSES; HUMANS; PATCH TESTS; PETROLATUM; URTICARIA;

EID: 0032930392     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1999.tb06002.x     Document Type: Article

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